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MANAGING YOUR

HEADACHES

Second Edition

MANAGING YOUR

HEADACHES

Second Edition

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Mark W. Green, MDLeah M. Green, MD John F. Rothrock, MD

Illustrations by Mark W. Green, MD

Mark W. Green, MDDepartment of Neurology, Columbia University College ofPhysicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10022, USALeah M. Green, MDPrivate Practice of Psychiatry, New York, NY 10019, USA John F. Rothrock, MDDepartment of Neurology, University of South Alabama,Mobile, AL 33068, USA

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The poem on pages 2–3 is a Mesopotamian incantation dating from 4000–3000

.It was found in a monography by Arnold P. Friedman, MD, entitled “Headache inHistory, Literature, and Legend,” which was presented as a scientific exhibit at the122nd Annual Convention of the American Medical Association, June 23–27, 1973,in New York City. Dr. Friedman was the first of five directors of theMontefiore Headache unit. I was the second director, and he gave me thismonograph in the late 1970s.—MWGISBN 0-387-22251-0Printed on acid-free paper.© 2001, 2005 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc.All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in partwithout the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science

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